Loom beam



Dec. 9, 1-947. c. M. ASBILL, JR

LOOM BEAM Filed Dec. 6, 1945 INVENTOR c l uacui 65M ATTORNEYS PatentedDec. 9, 1947 LOOM BEAM Clarence M. Asbill, Jr., La Grange, Ga., assignorto Call way Mills, La Grange, Ga., 2. corporation of Georgia ApplicationDecember 6, 1945, Serial No. 633,134

9 Claims. (Cl. 242161) This invention relates to loom beams, which areemployed to take up sized warp yarns issuin from a slasher and aresectionalized by means of separator discs, so that lengths of the yarnsmay be separately wound on the several sections of the beam. Moreparticularly, the invention resides in a novel sectionalized loom beamwhich is so constructed that the warpmay be transferred from the toplayer of a filled section to the bottom of an adjacent unfilled sectionwithout stopping the slasher or cutting the warp.

Sectionalized loom beams are used for test or experimental purposes inslashing operations, as, for example, when a section of the warp is tobe cut out for sampling purposes, fOr determination of its moisturecontent, etc., or, when difierent sections of the warp are to be keptseparate, bea cause the yarns therein differ in yarn number or fibrecontent or in' the size mixture applied thereto. Secti-onalized beams,as constructed heretofore, have commonly included single separator discslying between adjacent sections, and, with such a beam, it is necessaryto stop the slasher after each section is filled and then cut the warp,fasten the trailing end to keep it from dangling, and attach the leadingend of the warp to the beam in the bottom of the next section before theslasher can be started again. The intermittent operation of the slasherand the necessity of performing the various operations described duringeach of its periods of rest are obviously objectionable but can not beavoided, so long as the prior beams are employed.

The present invention is directed to the provislon of a sectionalizedloom beam, the use of which permits continuous operation of the slasher,until all sections of the beam are filled, and avoids the necessity ofcutting the warp, etc., after the filling of a section is completed. Thesections of the new beam are'separated by pairs of discs, which arespaced apart a short distance, and one of the discs of each pair isprovided near its periphery with means by which the warp from a filledsection of the beam may be directed into the space between the discs asthe beam rotates. The other disc of each pair is provided with a slotleading inwardly from its outer edge to the level of the bottom of theadjacent beam section. With this construction, the warp from a iiilerlbeam section may be caused to enter the space between the pair of discsat the end of the section and may pass therefrom through the slot intothe next section to be wound, without stopping the rotation of the beamor interrupting the has been wound, the warp ends in each space betweena pair of discs may be easily cut by a knife, and this makes the ends ofthe warp in the several sections available for placing in the loom.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be made tothe accompanying drawing in which Fig, 1 is a view, partly inlongitudinal section on the line l-l of Fig. 2, and partly in elevation,of a loom beamoembodying the invention;

Fig. 2 isa sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig.

1; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view showing the use of the newbeam. The sectionaliz'ed beam embodying the invention, which isillustrated in the drawing, includes a metal spindle or shaft I0, onwhich a pair of metal heads or flanges l l are mounted in spacedrelation. A core or barrel is mounted on the spindle between the headsand, in the construction shown, the core is made up of a plurality of asimilar members 12, which have the form of secoperation of the slasher.When the entire beam tions of a cylinder and may be made of wood orother suitable material. The core members have central bores throughwhich the spindle passes and each member has a depression 13 in itssurface. into the bottom of which is driven a screw i4. The heads of thescrews serve as means for attaching the knotted end of the warp to eachsectionof the core, although ordinarily the warp will be attached to anend section of the core only.

Adjacent core members I2 are separated by a pair of separate discs IS,IS which have openings for the passage of the spindle and are of adiameter substantially greater than the core members. The discs of eachpair are kept apart by a spacer member ll, which is mounted on thespindle and is of the same diameter as the core members. The disc ii ofeach pair is provided at its periphery with means for engaging warpthreads and, in the construction shown, such means take the form of anotch l8 having a radial trailing edge l8a and an edge l8b leadin at anangle from the lower end of edge 18a. The disc l6 of each pair has anarrow slot l9 leading inwardly from its periphery to the surface of thespacer member H. The slot may be radial, or at an angle to a radius ofthe disc IS. The discs 15, 15 of each pair may be arranged with their respective notch and slot in any desired arrangement, but preferably thenotch and the entrance to the slot are angularly ofiset and the notchesin the several discs 15 are aligned lengthwise of the beam, as are alsothe slots in discs l5.

The heads, core members, separator discs, and spacer members areassembled on the spindle in proper relation and then held in place bytie rods 20 passed through openingsthrough the hubs Ila of the discs andthrough the core members, discs, and spacer members.

In the use of thenew beam, it is mounted at the delivery end of theslasher and the ends of the warp to be wound are knotted together andattached to the screw l3 threaded into the core member in the firstsection of the beam at the left, as shown in Fig. 1, The beam is thenrotated in the direction indicated by the arrow,

Fig. 2, until the warp has built up to form the mass 2|. The warp isthen guided by hand or an appropriate mechanism into the notch I 8 inthe disc l5 and is thence directed into the space -between disc l5 andthe adjacent disc Hi. The.

warp is next guided through the slot, IS in disc IE to the bottom of thenext section of the beam between disc l6 and the second disc IS. Thewinding continues until the second section of the beam is filled,whereupon the operations are repeated and the warp is led into the thirdsection of the beam. After the several sections of the beam have beenfilled, the warp ends extending through the spaces between discs l5, l6of a pair may be severed by a knife inserted between those discs and thewarp ends in each section of the beam are thus made available forplacing in the loom. 7

By the use of the new beam, it is possible, therefore, to wind a warp onthe beam in sections without stopping the slasher after each section isfilled, cutting the warp, and fastening the trailing end of the warp toprevent it from dangling, and then attaching the leading end of the warpto the next section of the beam. The new beam thus permits sectionalizedwinding of a. warp during a continuous slashing operation.

I claim:

1. A sectionalized yarn beam, which comprises a spindle, a pair of headsmounted in spaced relation on the spindle, a plurality of core membersmounted on the spindle between the heads, a pair of discs of greaterdiameter than the core members mounted between the ends of each pair ofadjacent core members, and a spacer mounted on the spindle between thediscs of each pair, the spacer being of less diameter than the discs,one disc of each pair having yarn engaging means adjacent its peripheryand the other disc of the pair having a slot leading inwardly from itsperiphery substantially to the surface of the adjacent core member.

2. A sectionalized yarn beam, which comprises a spindle, a pair of headsmounted in spaced relation on the spindle, a plurality of core membersmounted on the spindle between the heads, a pair of discs of greaterdiameter than the core members mounted between the ends of each pair ofadjacent core members, a spacer mounted on the spindle between the discsof each pair, the spacer being of less diameter than the discs, one discof each pair having yarn engaging means adjacent its periphery and theother disc of the pair having a slot leading inwardly from its peripherysubstantially to the surface of the adjacent core member, and meansengaging the heads for drawing them together to hold the core members,discs, and spacers securely in place between them.

3. A sectionalized yarn beam, which comprises a spindle, apair of headsmounted in spaced relation on the spindle, a plurality of core membersmounted on the spindle between the heads, a pair of discs of greaterdiameter than the core members mounted between the ends of each pair ofadjacent core members, a spacer mounted on the spindle between the discsof each pair, the spacer being of less diameter than the discs, one discof each pair having yarn engaging means adjacent its periphery and theother disc of the pair having a slot leading inwardly from its peripherysubstantially to the surface of the adjacent core member, and yarnattaching means mounted on at least one of the core members adjacent ahead.

4. In a sectionalized yarn beam, the combination of a plurality ofyarn-receiving sections, each section consisting of a core and a pair ofdiscs of greater diameter than the core and lying at opposite endsthereof, one disc of each section having a slot extendin inwardly fromits periphery to the surface of the core, spacers of less diameter thanthe discs separating adjacent sections, the slotted discs all lying atthe same side of the spacers adjacent thereto, and means for holding thesections and spacers in axial alignment.

5. In a sectionalized yarn beam, the combination of a plurality ofyarn-receiving sections, each section consisting of a core and a pair ofdiscs of greater diameter than the core and lying at opposite endsthereof, one disc of each section having a slot extending inwardly fromits periphery to the surface of the-core, and the other disc of thesection having yarn-engaging means near its periphery, spacers of lessdiameter than the discs separating adjacent sections, the sections beingsimilarly disposed with a slotted disc and a disc having yarn-engagingmeans at opposite sides of each spacer, and means for holding thesections and spacers axially aligned.

6. In a sectionalized yarn beam, the combination of a plurality ofyarn-receiving sections, each section consisting of a core and a pair ofdiscs of greater diameter than the core and lying at opposite endsthereof, one disc of each section having a slot extending inwardly fromits periphery to the surface of the core, and the other disc of thesection having a notch for engaging yarn in its periphery, spacers ofless diameter than the discs separating adjacent sections, the sectionsbeing similarly disposed with a slotted disc anda notched disc atopposite sides of each spacer, and means for holding the sections andspacers axially aligned.

7. In a sectionalized yarn beam, the combination of a plurality ofyarn-receiving sections, each section consisting of a core and a pair ofdiscs of greater diameter than the core and lying at opposite ends.thereof, one disc of each section having a slot extending inwardly fromits periphery to the surface of the core, and the other disc of thesection having yarn-engaging means near its periphery, saidyarn-engaging means being angularly offset from the open end of the slotin the related disc, spacers of less diameter than the discs separatingadjacent sections, the sections being similarly diposed with a slotteddisc and a disc having yarn-engaging means at opposite sides of eachspacer, and means for holding the sections and spacers axially aligned.

8. In a sectionalized yarn beam, the combination of a plurality ofyarn-receiving sections, each section consisting of a core and a pair ofdiscs of greater diameter than the core and lying at opposite endsthereofQone disc of each section having a slot extending inwardly fromits periphery to the surface of the core, and the other disc of thesection having yarn-engaging means near its periphery, spacers of lessdlameterthan the discs separating adjacent sections, the sections beingsimilarly disposed with a slotted disc and a disc having yam-engagingmeans at opposite sides of each spacer, and means for holding thesections and spacers axially aligned, with the open ends of the slotsaligned and the yarnengaging means aligned and angularly offset from theopen ends of the slots.

9. A sectionallzed yarn beam which comprises a spindle, a pair of headsmounted on the spindlenear opposite ends thereof, a plurality ofyarnreceiving sections mounted on the spindle between the heads, atleast some of the sections each comprising a core and a pair of discs atopposite ends of the core and of greater diameter than the core, oneoi-the discs having a slot extending inwardly from its periphery to the.

surface of the core, and spacers on the spindle of less diameter thanthe discs and separating adjacent discs of each pair of adjacentsections,

6 the sections being similarly disposed on the spindle so that theslotted discs thereof all have the same relation to the cores of theirrespective sections.

CLARENCE M. ASBILL, JR.

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